CADWorx & Analysis Solutions is excited to announce the release of CADWorx Structure Professional 2019. Learn how the new capabilities in this latest release can help improve accuracy and reduce engineering and design time.

The new CADWorx® Structure Professional 2019 runs on either Hexagon’s recently acquired BricsCAD® platform or AutoCAD®. It allows structural designers to discover new tool-sets to help them with their specific structural workflows. This latest release adds new workflows to help efficiently place common structural elements, tools to increase accuracy, and keep projects on schedule and budget.

In addition, CADWorx Structure Professional 2019 also includes these enhancements:

Placement of horizontal bracing, end plates, spherical tank stairs, and pile foundations is now more efficient by using existing palettes and workflows so that additional training is not necessary

Those clients that have a large library of historical CADWorx Steel models will find that conversion commands have been included in this release to help modernize these legacy structural components into new CADWorx Structure components

To give a consistency between CADWorx applications, CADWorx Plant and CADWorx Structure now share BOM creation tools, including the ability to have multi-discipline material take-offs.

Because it is important to have the right tool for the job, CADWorx Structure Professional 2019 is focused on delivering new structural objects using existing streamlined methods.

November 29, 2018

CADWorx & Analysis Solutions is excited to announce the release of CADWorx Plant Professional 2019. Learn how the new capabilities in this latest release can help improve accuracy and reduce engineering and design time.

The new CADWorx® Plant Professional 2019 runs on either Hexagon’s recently acquired BricsCAD® platform or AutoCAD®. It features the most complete range of tools for fully intelligent 2D and 3D plant design and incorporates several new enhancements to improve project accuracy.

It is 100 percent based on the de-facto standard .dwg design format, providing designers, engineers and BIM professionals powerful access to the huge potential of vertical CAD applications.

In addition, CADWorx Plant Professional 2019 also includes these enhancements:

Improvements to P&ID View for easier synchronization of P&IDs with the 3D model

BOM templates to help streamline the creation of multi-discipline material take-offs

Soft clash volumes to help maintenance and installation areas for equipment and piping components

New export tools to CAESAR II ® to ensure reuse of model data as much as possible

November 13, 2018

The latest version of CADWorx Structure is hitting the streets this November and we know you’ll want to learn more about the new features that were designed to make the daily experience of Structural Designers and CADWorx Administrators so much easier. As with every release, the solutions that are developed have a particular theme in mind and this version is no exception. Each feature developed was specifically designed to streamline workflows so that each project is able to be more efficiently ran with CADWorx Structure and CADWorx Structure Editor.

We invite you to participate in the webinar being hosted on Thursday, December 6 where we will dive in to the new solution, including:

Join us to learn about the latest advancements Hexagon PPM has made to the CADWorx Structure product and how you can use it to meet the demands of your fast track projects!

We are offering a complimentary webinar session of 30 minutes followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.

Speaker bio:

Aimee Ferguson, P.E., is the Technical Director at Hexagon PPM. She joined the company in 2008 after a career in Construction Field Engineering. Her background in structural engineering and construction with a large EPC has been leveraged in the development of several Intergraph products, including Smart 3D. Aimee has added agile software development skills to her technical experience and joined the CADWorx Structure team in 2016 in the product owner role to assist in launching and further developing this product. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Kentucky and Alabama.

October 05, 2018

Since the deployment of BricsCAD® as an option for CAD platform, many of our CADWorx® users have chosen this cost-effective solution. It is the all-in-one platform for 2D and 3D design based on industry-standard DWG, bringing a modern yet familiar approach.

While compatibility will be maintained with the AutoCAD® platform, in this webinar we’ll focus on what BricsCAD provides. From its familiar interface to its world-class compatibility with AutoCAD, the BricsCAD option allows you to look for areas where there’s opportunity to lower the overall solution cost and retain the right to own perpetual licenses as desired.

You already know what CADWorx does for you to maximize the efficiency of your workflows and meet increasingly demanding design goals. Learn what the BricsCAD platform option can do for your organization today.

Speaker Bio:

A 30-year veteran of the desktop CAD industry, Don Strimbu is the VP of Communications at Bricsys NV. His experience in design, software and customer relations puts him in a unique position to help others improve their engineering workflows. Don’s passion for design and technology is balanced by his business expertise - he knows that solid, repeatable workflows are the key to engineering success.

August 23, 2018

Experience the difference with the new GT STRUDL® 2018 R1 and explore how the latest enhancements that can help you do your job even more efficiently. Discover the virtually unlimited power and flexibility for projects of any size and complexity.

Allows you to place, edit, split, copy physical members.

Ability to display graphics/labels, apply loads, and set parameters to these members while maintain mapping between your CADWorx® Structure / Intergraph Smart® 3D and GT STRUDL models.

Make automatic creation of standardized load combinations.

Launch stiffness analysis & report builder from GT Menu and GTShell.

Supports Chinese Steel Design Code.

GT STRUDL is a complete solution for structural analysis and design. It is a durable, proven, and reliable solution, backed by a proven track record of more than 30 years in a variety of industries.

Learn more about this release in the What’s New in GT STRUDL 2018 R1 webinar here.

Easily navigate through component data by using the Advanced Model Tree.

Publish and report for collaboration and document sharing.

Speaker Bio:

Gopi Kandru is the product owner for CADWorx & Analysis Solutions Visualization products at Hexagon. He joined the company in 2011 as senior developer for the Intergraph SmartPlant suite. Gopi previously worked in the Geographic Information Systems division of Ericsson. He has experience in designing, developing, and managing desktop applications, including the CADWorx suite & ESRi ArcGis suite. Gopi has extensive experience in agile development as a developer, scrum master and product owner/manager. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and holds certifications in project management and product marketing. Gopi is a member of Toastmasters International.

Get hands on with the new features and enhancements of the upcoming CADWorx 2019 product release by joining the BETA program.

Find out about the eligibility requirements and participation guidelines for the CADWorx Plant, P&ID, and Structure 2019 BETA program, including how to:

Apply for BETA program participation

Enroll in BETA program notifications

Access and run your BETA downloads

Target various BETA release features

Report BETA feedback

And much more!

Speaker bio:

Aimee Ferguson, P.E., is the product owner for CADWorx Structure, coming to Intergraph in 2008 after a career in Construction Field Engineering. Her background in structural engineering and construction with a large EPC has been leveraged in the development of several Intergraph products, including Smart 3D. Aimee has added agile software development skills to her technical experience and joined the CADWorx Structure team in 2016 in the product owner role to assist in launching and further developing this product. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Kentucky and Alabama.

Gopi Kandru is the Product Owner for CADWorx Design Review.

Bryan Stuckey joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions (Intergraph ICAS) group in March 2013. Bryan has experience with multiple 3D platforms ranging from modeling to software administration. He is responsible for providing end-user technical support, product testing, and training/presentation support for CADWorx Plant Design Suite.

April 02, 2018

Discover how using CAESAR II and NozzlePRO, On Line Design & Engineering helped to secure that the piping system was safe. The loads produced on the equipment nozzle using the more refined and accurate model were lower than the owner operator originally believed. Learn More.

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Our major user conference this year will be HxGN LIVE 2018, so please join us!

Make the most of your HxGN LIVE experience by signing up for Advanced Training, which will be held Tuesday, June 12.

Register before April 30 and take advantage of the Act Fast Rate for just $849 – that’s a savings of $500 over the regular rate! Learn More.

February 06, 2018

Satisfaction with your current situation can be a dangerous state. True leaders are always seeking ways to take it up a notch. Gaining a competitive edge in today’s economy is key for engineering companies to achieve success.

Read the January issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering features the article "Take It Up A Notch" and learn how ancillary design software can assist EPC contractors in both brownfield and greenfield projects... read more.

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The annual Drivers of Success competition recognizes innovative applications of CADWorx, CAESAR II, PV Elite, and GT STRUDL. Share your success story for a chance to win a trip to HxGN LIVE 2018 in Las Vegas!

Have great ideas? Receive one complimentary full conference pass to attend HxGN LIVE in Las Vegas by sharing your experiences and becoming a speaker at HxGN LIVE! We welcome speakers from a variety of industry backgrounds, geographic locations, and levels of experience.

Click here to read the full newsletter and learn more about upcoming webinars, latest releases, upcoming events, and training's near you.

January 03, 2018

CADWorx & Analysis Solutions announces the release of PV Elite 2018 with numerous enhancements for vessel and heat exchanger analysis and design including faster generation of retirement limits, the choice of a light or dark user interface to better visualize the vessel design, and the instant display of key information about an object by using the Control button with the mouse.

This new release includes the latest code updates, including:

ASME VIII-1

ASME VIII-2 Class 1 - New

ASME VIII-2 Class 2

Material Data

PV Elite 2018 also now generates a Maximum Safe Operating Temperature Curve, running through thousands of temperature and pressure combinations for each component to help users determine the appropriate operating scenario for their facilities.

Discover this latest release and how it highlights CADWorx & Analysis Solutions commitment to customer satisfaction. With PV Elite 2018, we are pleased to give our users greater confidence in their safety code calculations.

November 16, 2017

PV Elite 2018 releases soon. Attend this webinar to learn about the new code updates, including:

ASME VIII-1

ASME VIII-2 Class 1 - New

ASME VIII-2 Class 2

Material Data

Additionally, PV Elite has augmented and updated its wind and seismic codes. Check out the software’s new retirement limit calculations and new functionality in the user interface.

Speaker bio:

Scott Mayeux serves as Executive Technical Director of Product Development at Hexagon PPM. He is in charge of software development for the pressure vessel and exchanger solution PV Elite as well as the API 650 product TANK for large diameter oil storage tank analysis. He is a mechanical engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the engineering and software development fields.

October 25, 2017

CADWorx & Analysis Solutions is excited to announce the release of CADWorx Plant 2018. Learn how the new capabilities can help improve accuracy and reduce engineering and design time.

Discover the benefits of this highly anticipated release, including:

- AutoCAD 2018 and BricsCAD v18 compatibilityTake advantage of the latest available CAD platforms and features to meet deliverable requirements

- CAESAR II 2018 compatibilityModel in CADWorx Plant and leverage that existing geometry with the latest version of CAESAR II

- Auto router enhancementsComplete non-standard design work more efficiently with support for default elbow selection

- Sloped router improvementsRoute gravity-drained lines in a fraction of the time with more flexible options

By including the most complete DWG file-based range of tools, CADWorx continues to expand upon and provide powerful and adaptive tools that enable quick and easy creation of fully intelligent 3D plant models.

October 16, 2017

CAESAR II 2018 (V 10.0) is the newest version of Hexagon PPM’s industry-acclaimed solution for pipe stress analysis for evaluating the structural responses and stresses of piping systems according to international codes and standards. In addition to the latest piping codes, CAESAR II now supports a KHK Level 2 analysis of the stability of a piping system during a serious seismic event, helping ensure the safety of facility piping in earthquake-prone areas.

The new version also offers the ability to identify and track supports throughout the software using new support and hanger tag fields. When a user deletes a load case, the software automatically renumbers remaining cases and indicates any impacts from the deletion to combination cases. In CAESAR II 2018, quick model changes are also possible with the Find & Replace option in the list inputs.

Rick Allen, president of CADWorx & Analysis Solutions at Hexagon PPM, said, “CAESAR II sets the standard for pipe stress analysis, and we are continuing to lead the industry by offering the codes and standards our users require.”

To learn more about CAESAR II 2018, click here to watch the “What’s New in CAESAR II 2018” webinar recording.

For information about CAESAR II and other analysis products, please click here.

October 12, 2017

CADWorx & Analysis Solutions announces the release of TANK™ 2017, the newest version of Hexagon PPM’s complete solution for the design, analysis and evaluation of oil storage tanks. This latest release supports American Petroleum Institute (API) standard 579 in addition to API standards 620, 650 and 653. API 579 is a Fitness for Service (FFS) standard to evaluate the integrity and remaining life of tanks. The updated version of TANK also offers new equations and substitution capabilities that make it easier to check the accuracy of calculations.

With its menu-driven interface for quick and easy input, TANK provides users with fast and accurate designs for new tanks and evaluation of existing tanks according to the latest API standards, helping their organizations increase productivity while ensuring compliance with industry standards. Rick Allen, president of CADWorx® & Analysis Solutions, said, “This latest release underscores our dedication to the tank industry. We are excited to see how our customers are responding to these latest technical advances.”

October 09, 2017

What do you do when you have questions about your software? Get the inside scoop from the product experts. Save time and get back to work more quickly. Take advantage of the best tips and tricks to maximize your software productivity. View this webinar to learn more about Smart Support, including:

Searching for Articles in the Knowledge Base

Viewing Product Documentation or Downloads

Service Requests

Tips for Creating an Effective SR

Joining Email List for Service Packs & Fixes

US & Canadian customers: To receive support, go to Intergraph Smart® Support if you already have a login. If you do not have a user login, click here to request one. If you are a maintenance customer, you have access to our knowledge base, technical tips, and downloads. International customers: Look up your country of residence in the Dealer Support Contacts table and send e-mail or phone your local support office. If Smart Support is available, your local support contact can give you instructions for filing Service Requests online.

CADWorx Structure 2018 is an integrated CAD modelling structural design software created with the structural designer and engineer in mind that provides easy-to-use tools, intelligent drawing capabilities, and advanced levels of automation. Discover how it empowers the users to work efficiently together on large and small projects alike.

Join us Tuesday, November 7, as we learn more about the increased functionality in CADWorx Structure and new tools, including:

Aimee Ferguson, P.E., is the product owner for CADWorx Structure, coming to Intergraph in 2008 after a career in Construction Field Engineering. Her background in structural engineering and construction with a large EPC has been leveraged in the development of several Intergraph products, including Smart 3D. Aimee has added agile software development skills to her technical experience and joined the CADWorx Structure team in 2016 in the product owner role to assist in launching and further developing this product. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Kentucky and Alabama.

CADWorx® Plant 2018 is here! This latest powerful and adaptive tool enables quick and easy creation of fully intelligent 3D plant models. Gain insight into how these new capabilities will help lower your overall project cost. Discover how to reduce engineering and design time and improve accuracy on every project.

Join us Thursday, November 2, as we take an in-depth look at this highly anticipated release and review the upcoming benefits, including:

AutoCAD 2018 and BricsCAD v18 compatibilityAllows the use of latest available CAD platforms and features to meet deliverable requirements

CAESAR II 2018 compatibilityEnables you to model in CADWorx Plant and leverage that existing geometry with the latest version of CAESAR II

Auto router has been enhancedProvides support to default elbow selection to complete non-standard design work more efficiently than before

Sloped router has been enhancedImproved to be more intuitive and provide more flexible options to route gravity drained lines in a fraction of the time

Pipe support placementEliminates the struggles of manually rotating assemblies on sloped lines, pipe support placement on sloped lines is now easier with the new Vertical option.

CADWorx Structure EnhancementsSupport for latest CADWorx Structure components including all steel and concrete shapes has been added to the Pipe Support steel/concrete detect functionality

CADWorx P&ID EnhancementsEnhanced to greatly facilitate process line drafting and editing. Making P&ID process line updates can now be done with minimal effort

Many more!

If you are looking for powerful and adaptive tools that enable quick and easy creation of fully intelligent 3D plant models, you now have the ability to do just this with CADWorx 2018!

Speaker bios:

Dominik Hepp serves as Product Owner for CADWorx Plant and CADWorx P&ID. When he joined the team in 2011, he already had several years of experience in EPC Project Engineering, Project Management, and eventually Engineering Management. He started his tenure at Intergraph leveraging his technical knowledge in providing end-user technical support, product testing, and training/presentation support for the CADWorx Plant Design Suite, CAESAR II, and product integration. Most recently, he led QA process improvement as Quality Assurance manager.

Currently, we see a trend that CAD and Engineering companies are looking for the most cost-effective review software available. For all of them we would like to introduce CADWorx Design Review.

CADWorx Design Review is a powerful review tool that gives reviewers great control over their projects. With the help of CADWorx Design Review, you can meet requirements for deliverables in Building Information Management projects with new Industry foundation classes. This will help companies moving into other areas of production such as food, beverage, pharmaceutical, life sciences, electronic and other industries.

See demonstrations of the new enhancements added in CADWorx Design Review. Learn how the new enhancements excel your visualization needs and are quite cost-effective.

Following the demonstration, we will have a question and answer session.

What you'll learn -

CDR can now dynamically update a complete model with the Refresh

Searches XREF drawings and all subfolders for any missing files when loading the model.

Introduced Style Themes in CDR.

IFC Export in solid representation and added support for AutoCAD Solids.

Navigating standard views made easy by Navigation Cube

Who should attend -

IT Managers looking for a cost-effective design review tool.

Model Designer’s and Reviewer’s looking for a review tool for their design process.

Companies looking for an alternative visualization tool with limited but necessary features which are used most frequently.

July 05, 2017

TANK 2017 will launch in early August. Please join us for a presentation to find out about the latest features and improvements that have been added.

TANK is a comprehensive, easy-to-use software package for the design, analysis and evaluation of oil storage tanks. It provides users with quick and accurate designs for new tanks and evaluation of existing tanks.

Don’t miss this webinar to learn about the new analysis capabilities offered by the latest version of TANK. Plus, if you use API 579 to analyze defects in your tank analysis, you will be pleased to learn that these calculations have been integrated directly into TANK 2017.

Speaker bio:

Scott Mayeux

Scott Mayeux serves as Technical Director of Product Development at Intergraph. He is in charge of software development for Intergraph’s pressure vessel and exchanger solution PV Elite as well as the API 650 product TANK for large diameter oil storage tank analysis. He is a mechanical engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the engineering and software development fields. Scott’s area of expertise is in the integration of ASME and other codes and standards into the PV Elite software. He has gained experience in pipe stress analysis as well as other standards such as WRC, TEMA, and API. Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. For the last 15 years, he has served as an ASME Code Committee member in the Subgroup on Heat Transfer Equipment (SGHTE).